Improvement in furniture-dusters



u. amswnln. Furniture-Duster. i No. 163,311. Patemdmaymsnaw.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE OGDEN GRISVVOLD, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN FURNVITURE-DUSTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 163,311, dated May 18, 187 5; application filed October 9, 1874.

To all whom ttf-may concern:

Be it known that I, OGDEN GRIsWoLD, of the cityT and county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented or produced a certain new and useful Improvement in the Manufacture of Furniture-Busters; and to enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe this invention in detail, referring to the drawing, in which letters of reference are marked.

In theaccompanying drawing, in Figure 1, is shown a side View ofmy improved duster. Fig. 2 is a vertical cent-ral section, showin gthe end of the handle, the ber, and the band. Fig. 3 is a detail in section, showing the doWel end of the handle enlarged. a is the handle. bis the manila ber. c is the nishing-band. The ber is rst out twice the required length for a duster; then the desired quantity to form a dnster is inserted through a sheetmetal band, d, to nearly the center of the length ofthe ber 5 then the ber is spread open, closely or nearly to the center of the band, and the doWel a of the handle is forced or driven through the material and closely to the band as may be; then the other portion of the ber is doubled over upon the other and secured rmly bya metal or other band, d', and fastened by nails e to the dowel of the handle, and a finishing-band, c, of leather, is secured over the base. In other words, this duster is made much in the common Way of making clusters. After the duster is put together I subject the end of the ber to abrasion or a softening process, after which that condition is secured or retained by use.

The object of this improvement is to produce a superior article for removing dust from the surface or from crevices, or carved intricate molding Work, which it is impossible to do eft'ectually with those noT in use; also, to produce a more durable duster. This dnster will accomplish more and ontlast six or more feather dusters, or of the various other kinds of dusters. Thus, by the substitution or employment of manila ber in this manner, I am enabled to produce a Very superior article for a duster, which Will execute effectually what cannot be accomplished by other dusters now in use, anda duster far more durable than those noW in use, and lcheaper of manufacture.

I claim- As a new article. of manufacture the duster herein described, composed of the Wooden handle a a', manila ber b, metal binding-band d, and overlapping band d', nail e, and finish-band o, all constructed and combined in the manner and for the pur poses set forth.

OGDEN GRISWOLD.

Witnesses WAYNE H. RICE, `JEREMY W. BLIss. 

